Helmerich & Payne (HP) Competitors

Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) and Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings and community ranking.

Do analysts prefer HP or PTEN?

Helmerich & Payne currently has a consensus price target of $37.25, suggesting a potential upside of 45.11%. Patterson-UTI Energy has a consensus price target of $11.63, suggesting a potential upside of 36.93%. Given Helmerich & Payne's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Helmerich & Payne is more favorable than Patterson-UTI Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Helmerich & Payne	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Patterson-UTI Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Which has more risk and volatility, HP or PTEN?

Helmerich & Payne has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.99, meaning that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HP or PTEN?

96.1% of Helmerich & Payne shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Helmerich & Payne shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is HP or PTEN a better dividend stock?

Helmerich & Payne pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Helmerich & Payne pays out 32.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HP or PTEN?

Helmerich & Payne has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Helmerich & Payne, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Helmerich & Payne	$2.76B	0.93	$344.17M	$3.04	8.44
Patterson-UTI Energy	$5.38B	0.61	-$968.03M	-$2.47	-3.44

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HP or PTEN?

Patterson-UTI Energy received 117 more outperform votes than Helmerich & Payne when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.30% of users gave Patterson-UTI Energy an outperform vote while only 54.04% of users gave Helmerich & Payne an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Helmerich & Payne	Outperform Votes 696 54.04%	Underperform Votes 592 45.96%
Patterson-UTI Energy	Outperform Votes 813 62.30%	Underperform Votes 492 37.70%

Is HP or PTEN more profitable?

Helmerich & Payne has a net margin of 11.02% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -18.00%. Helmerich & Payne's return on equity of 11.31% beat Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Helmerich & Payne	11.02%	11.31%	6.35%
Patterson-UTI Energy	-18.00%	0.81%	0.51%

Does the media prefer HP or PTEN?

In the previous week, Helmerich & Payne had 2 more articles in the media than Patterson-UTI Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Helmerich & Payne and 4 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Helmerich & Payne's score of 1.30 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Helmerich & Payne	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Patterson-UTI Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Helmerich & Payne beats Patterson-UTI Energy on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.